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Barbara Forend, 82, Was Devoted to Family

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 12:02pm

Barbara L. (Case) Forend of Onset, died Oct. 20 in the Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Buzzards Bay. She was 82. She was the widow of the late Gilbert A. Forend and the daughter of the late Edward F. and Dorothy (Davenport) Case.

She was born in Fall River and lived in Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Onset for many years.

Mrs. Forend worked as a waitress in the area for many years. She also worked for Wareham VNA and Hospice.

She was a member of the Tabernacle of Praise Church in Wareham. She enjoyed watching birds and wildlife. She loved her family and friends.

Her funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Tabernacle of Praise Church, 187 Hathaway street in Wareham. Interment will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. Visiting hours are from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.

Donations in her memory may be made to New England Medical Center, for the research of Aplastic Anemia, Attention Dr. Kenneth Miller, 755 Washington street, Boston, MA 02115.